The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater at 1697–1699 Broadway, between 53rd and 54th Streets, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built from 1926 to 1927 as a Broadway theater, the Sullivan was developed by Arthur Hammerstein in memory of his father, Oscar Hammerstein I. The two-level theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp with over 1,500 seats, though the modern Ed Sullivan Theater was downsized to 370 seats by 2015. The neo-Gothic interior is a New York City landmark, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Ed Sullivan Theater with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert marquee
Western portion of the facade's 53rd Street elevation
View into entrance vestibule, with outer lobby seen behind the doors
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert stage, with Stephen Colbert interviewing then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2015
53rd Street is an east–west street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, which measures 1.83 miles (2.94 km) long. The street runs westbound from Sutton Place across most of the island's width, ending at DeWitt Clinton Park at Eleventh Avenue.
View of 53rd from across the East River
West 53rd Street crosses 9th Avenue
St Thomas Church of Fifth Avenue